108
16.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.
The Total Expenditure in 1874, (including $6,000.00 borne by the Imperial Post) amounted to..
Office. Crown Agents' Account included.
do.
do.
Do.
do.
1873, (Do.
Increase in 1874,
do.
.$ 40,013.03 39,731.72
$
281.31
Shewing a Decrease in nett Revenue in 1874 as compared with 1873, of,
.$ 5,100.60
17. The excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its Expenditure during the year 1874, amounted to $23,287.36, which with $6,096, reimbursement from the Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of Agencies at the Ports, makes a total in favor of the Colony amounting to $29,383.36 or $5,100.60 less than it was in 1873.
18.
The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom during 1874, was.
Do.
do.
do.
1873, was....
£1,562. 6.10 1,646.19. 1
.£ 84.12. 3
do.
Decrease in 1874,
19.
Do
The number of Ship Mails sent in 1874, was. .1,857
Do.
in 1873, was...... .1,536
Decrease in 1874,
179
20.
The number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Mail Packets to Yokohama and San Francisco in 1874, was
In 1873,
Increase in 1874,
Decrease in 1874,
The number of Ship Mails received in 1874, was... 1,446
Do,
Do.
in 1873, was. 1,506
Decrease in 1874,
60
Letters. Papers.
Letters.
Papers.
28,224
37,626 27,607 39,956
The number of Letters and Papers received by United States' Mail Packets from San Francisco and Yokohama in 1874, was,.
17,972
20,817
In 1873,
17,062
19,644
617
Increase in 1874,
910
673
2,330
21. The number of Letters and Papers sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, has been as follows, viz. :-
BY BRITISH PACKET.
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Letters.
133,018
138,307
Papers. 112,176 101,356
Letters.
Papers.
In 1874, In 1873,.
63,090
25,848
61,799
24,735
5,289 Increase, 10,820
Increase,.
1,291
1,113
In 1874, In 1873,
Decrease,
22. The weight of Letters sent to the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:-
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Tons. cwt. qr's. lbs.
Oz.
1
3
2
21
14
1
2
3
2
14
0
3 18
15
BY BRITISH PACKET.
Tons. cwt. grs. lbs. Oz.
In 1874, In 1873,
2
23
In 1874,
2
1
25 14
In 1873,
Decrease,
0
0
0
2
10
Increase,
23. The weight of Letters received from the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:-
BY FRENCH PACKET.
0
Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.
16
02.
26
3
18
0 20
1
1 22
BY BRITISH PACKET.
In 1874,
Tons. cut. qrs.
1 18
lbs. Oz.
0
26
91/2
In 1874,
In 1873,
19
3
5
6
In 1873,
Decrease,
0
2
6 .124
Decrease,
24.
The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1874, was...
Do. in 1873, was
Increase,
25.
Tons. cwt. grs.
lbs. 02.
Tons. cwt. qrs.
lbs. 0%.
co co
3 4 0
17
3 3
1
2 0 121
The Total weight of Letters re- ceived from the United King- dom in 1874, was, Do. in 1873, was,
2 14 3
24 12
2 17
3
25 14
0 0
3 16
5/12/
Decrease,
0 3
0
1 1/
The number of Registered Letters received from London in 1874, was
Do.
Decrease in 1874,
do.
do.
in 1873, was
1,973 2,205
232